Ink Girls by Marieke Nijkamp; illus. by Sylvia BiIntermediate, Middle School    Greenwillow    288 pp.11/23    9780063027114    $24.99Paper ed.  9780063027107    $15.99e-book ed.  9780063027121    $10.99This energetic and optimistic graphic novel overflows with collectivism and an activist spirit. In the fictional world of Siannerra (inspired by Italian city-states of the late Middle Ages and...

Talks with Roger is a sponsored supplement to our free monthly e-newsletter, Notes from the Horn Book. To receive Notes, sign up here. Sponsored by SOURCEBOOKS   Marieke Nijkamp's first novel, This Is Where It Ends, is unfortunately timely, telling, through multiple points of view, of a young shooter who holds an entire school hostage for one...